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FRANKLIN TORRES # 95
BORN: OCT. 27, 1996 OPENING DAY AGE: 23
BIRTHPLACE: MARACAY, VZ RESIDES: MARACAY, VZ
SIGNED THRU: 2020
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, JULY 27, 2013

C HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 BATS: R THROWS: R

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
TORRES’ LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2014— Angels (AZL) .254 32 114 12 29 1 2 0 11 0 1 0 17 0 27 3 3 5 .298 .348 16
2015— Angels (AZL) .279 39 147 24 41 6 2 0 13 2 1 3 13 0 23 11 1 3 .347 .348 8
Orem .179 8 28 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 0 9 2 1 1 .179 .324 4
2016— Orem .225 29 111 17 25 5 0 0 16 3 1 0 12 0 24 2 2 2 .270 .298 11
2017— Orem .292 66 271 47 79 20 1 5 47 2 5 1 21 0 34 4 0 16 .428 .339 15
2018— Burlington .285 82 288 36 82 12 2 4 39 1 2 2 44 0 60 12 1 5 .382 .381 5
Inland Empire .216 12 51 8 11 1 1 3 8 0 1 0 4 0 12 0 0 2 .451 .268 2
2019— Inland Empire .257 91 346 45 89 17 2 3 32 1 2 3 53 3 102 1 1 10 .344 .359 9
MINOR TOTALS .266 359 1356 191 361 62 10 15 169 9 13 11 168 3 291 35 9 44 .360 .349 70
◆ Franklin Jesus (Lopez) Torres...Signed as an international free agent by Angels scouts Carlos Ramirez, Mauro Zerpa
and Lebi Ochoa.
◆ 2020 marks first big league camp...In 359 career minor league games, has slashed .266/.349/.360, accumulating 361
hits, 191 runs, 62 doubles, 10 triples, 15 home runs, 169 RBI and 35 stolen bases.
torres
◆ Played entire 2019 season with Adv.-A Inland Empire, playing catcher for the first time, appearing in 35 games at the
position...Also played 31 games at second base...Reached base at a .359 clip with 45 runs scored, 17 doubles, three
home runs, 32 RBI and a career-high 53 walks...Batted No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the lineup in 90 of 91 games...Posted a 10-game
hitting streak from July 28 through Aug. 10.
◆ Began 2018 with Single-A Burlington of the Midwest League...Recorded career highs with a .381 OBP and 12 stolen
bases...Hit .285 with four home runs, 39 RBI and 36 runs scored...Compiled a 12-game hitting streak from June 24
through July 8...Tallied 5 RBI against Peoria on July 3...Slashed .328/.455/.459 in final 19 games with 14 walks compared
to 12 strikeouts...Promoted to Inland Empire July 15, where he hit .216 (11/51) and slugged .451 with eight runs, three
home runs and eight RBI in 12 games...Went 3-for-5 with 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI and 9 TB on July 22 vs. Stockton.
◆ Spent 2017 with Rookie-Level Orem of the Pioneer League, posting career highs with a .292 batting average (79/271),
20 doubles, five home runs, 47 runs, 47 RBI, also contributing four stolen bases without getting caught...Slashed
.319/.357/.505 in Aug. with three home runs and 19 RBI in 23 games...Had a 17-game hitting streak between Aug. 4 and
Aug. 25, during which he hit .394 (28/71) with three home runs and 17 RBI...Also posted hitting streaks of eight and nine
games...Went 3-for-5 with 3 R, 2B, HR and 4 RBI on July 23 vs. Great Falls.
◆ Was with Orem for 2016 season, batting .225 (25/111) with 17 runs, 16 RBI, five doubles and two stolen bases in 29
games . . .Notched two three-hit games, tallying three RBI in each contest .
◆ Started 2015 campaign with the Rookie-Level AZL Angels, hitting .279 (41/147) with six doubles, three triples, 24
runs, 13 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 39 games...Slashed .350/.404/.438 through the first half of the season (21 games)...
Compiled a 15-game hitting streak from June 27 through July 21...Went 4-for-4 on July 18 vs. AZL White Sox.
◆ Promoted to Orem Aug. 31 and hit .179 (5/28) with two runs, three RBI and two stolen bases.
◆ Began professional career in 2014 with AZL Angels, batting .254 (29/114) with one triple, two doubles, 12 runs, 11
RBI and three stolen bases in 32 games...Notched a five-game and a seven-game hitting streak...Hit .321 against
lefties (9/28)...Batted second in 15 of 32 games.

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